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1487632

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Advisory Electric Rate each quarter in order to reflect changes in energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	32977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Advisory Electric Rate (AER) in 2018. It applies to employees who use a fully electric vehicle as a company car.</p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Electric Rate (AER) was changed in December 2021 from 4 pence per mile (ppm) to 5ppm. This was calculated using published consumption rates, adjusted to reflect real driving conditions, and the average cost of electricity.</p><p> </p><p>However, employers are not required to use the AER. Instead, they can use different rates to reflect their employee’s circumstances. Provided they show that the bespoke rates do not result in a profit for the employee, there will be no tax to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:19:50 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1487633

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting equal tax treatment for beer and cider.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	32978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a review of alcohol duties in order to simplify the system and make it fairer overall, including ensuring beer and cider both pay duty according to their alcoholic strength.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:58:18 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1487640

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the approved mileage rates.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	33035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) rates to minimise administrative burdens. The AMAP rates aim to reflect running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Depreciation is estimated to constitute the most significant proportion of the AMAP rates.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not required to use the AMAP rates. Instead, they can agree to reimburse the actual cost incurred, where individuals can provide evidence of the expenditure, without an Income Tax or National Insurance charge arising.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, they can choose to pay a different mileage rate that is higher or lower than the AMAP rates. If an employee is paid less than the approved amount, they are allowed to claim Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) from HMRC. However, if the payment exceeds the relevant AMAP rate, and this results in a profit for the individual, they will be liable to pay Income Tax and National Insurance contributions on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rates under review and any changes are considered by the Chancellor.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:21:28 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1487643

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sports: Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many community amateur sports clubs registered with HMRC in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	33010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Amateur Sports Club scheme contains over 7,000 registered clubs. The breakdown of clubs that registered with HMRC in each year since 2019 is:</p><p> </p><p>235 clubs in 2019</p><p>227 clubs in 2020</p><p>155 clubs in 2021</p><p>70 clubs in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 13/07/2022 16:29:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1487843

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022; and what the name is of each consultancy contracted.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	33706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s spend on consultancy is published and available for viewing within the Annual Report and Accounts. HMT is yet to lay its accounts for 2021-22, but these are due to be published prior to the summer recess. We have included the links to the published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the available years in question within the table below. The names of all contracts issued for consultancy can be found using the Gov.Uk contracts finder (link included below).</p><p> </p><p>Contract Finder - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Publication Link</p></td><td><p>Page Reference</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020</p></td><td><p>Page 104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021</p></td><td><p>Page 101</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 14:01:03 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1487918

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Airlines: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25897 on Airlines: Contracts, what recent assessment he has made of the impact on (a) tax revenues and (b) the UK economy of UK-based airlines utilising non-UK-based sub-contractors on an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance basis for passenger flights originating in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	33813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>UK airlines lease aircraft and crew from foreign airlines to provide additional capacity, often during the summer holiday peak. The flexibility to bring in additional capacity for limited periods is welcomed by the UK’s largest carriers to manage seasonal peaks or when aircraft and crew are otherwise unavailable.</p><p> </p><p>This summer has seen an increase in this type of activity for several reasons including shortage of aircraft and of cabin crew.</p><p> </p><p>How the leasing of foreign aircraft and crew develops is something the Government will keep under review as the market recovers and evolves following the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 10:26:04 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1487954

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of making it Government policy to introduce tax reductions on motor fuel for holders of Blue Badge parking permits.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	33939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Fuel duty becomes due to HMRC when fuel leaves the refinery or import warehouse for onward supply. Although it is included in the cost of fuel at the pump, it is not paid directly by motorists. On that basis, a fuel duty cut cannot be targeted at specific individuals – such as holders of Blue Badge parking permits.</p><p> </p><p>In response to high fuel prices, the Government announced a temporary 5p cut to duty on petrol and diesel. This is a tax cut for consumers worth £2.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 14:03:50 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1487963

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Hanbury Strategy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) target group were, defined by demographic breakdown, work status or age of the twice-weekly focus groups carried out for his Department by Hanbury Strategy Ltd. between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 under the terms of procurement contract reference CCZZ20A84.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	33730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of focus group activity carried out by Hanbury Strategy upon instruction from HM Treasury between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise specified two groups per week were undertaken. Groups were split by the demographic detailed in the demographic information column.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Demographic information</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 11 January 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 18 January</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 25 January</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 February 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 8 February</p></td><td><p>East England</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 15 February</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 22 February</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 March 2021</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 March</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 8 March</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 15 March</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p><em>Information not held</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 22 March</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 29 March</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 12 April</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 26 April</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 10 May 2021</p></td><td><p>North East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 17 May</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 25 May</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 7 June 2021</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 14 June</p></td><td><p>England (excl. London)</p></td><td><p>Self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 21 June</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 28 June</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 5 July</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 12 July</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 19 July</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 26 July</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 9 August 2021</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 16 August</p></td><td><p>London, North East</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity and gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 23 August</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Electric vehicles / petrol and diesel users</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 30 August</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 September 2021</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 September</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Independence view</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 20 September</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 27 September</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 4 October 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 11 October</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 18 October</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 25 October</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 1 November 2021</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 8 November</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 15 November</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 22 November</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 29 November</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 December 2021</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Employment status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 December</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Independence</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:49:25 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1487964

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Deltapoll
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) target group were, defined by demographic breakdown, work status or age of the twice-weekly focus groups, carried out for his Department by Deltapoll Ltd. between 1 February 2022 and 5 July 2022 under the terms of procurement contract reference CCZZ21A48.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	33731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of focus group activity carried out by Deltapoll upon instruction from HM Treasury between 1 February 2022 and 5 July 2022 are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise specified two groups per week were undertaken. Groups were split by the demographic detailed in the demographic information column.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Demographic information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 28 March 2022</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 5 April 2022</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 18 April</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 25 April</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 2 May 2022</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 9 May</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 17 May</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 23 May</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 30 May</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 June 2022</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 June</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 20 June</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 27 June</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 4 July 2022</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:50:56 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1488232

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	34819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text HM Treasury spent the following on advertising over the last 4 financial years:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£114,864</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£327,838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£134,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23 (up to June 22)</p></td><td><p>£51,901</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 20/07/2022 13:11:23 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett